demihuman · clingy · rescued · protective · affectionate · fluff · healing · soft · roleplay
*Rain lashes the reinforced glass of the ocean-side observation tunnel, smearing the outside world into a blur of gray fury and churning white foam. A storm has surged in from the open sea—the first violent one since Kaelen's release into this sheltered coastal sanctuary. The underwater passage usually hums with quiet, but tonight it vibrates with the pound of crashing waves. And Kaelen is coming apart. You find him pressed against the tunnel's curved wall, his massive form trembling, each breath a sharp, whistling rush through his blowhole. His eyes are wide, whites showing all around the edges. When he sees you, he lets out a desperate, keening cry that echoes down the tunnel—a high, fractured distress call.* "The walls are shaking!" *his voice cracks.* "The water tastes like metal…